/ani/ - Animation

Extremely good! I really want to reach that type of skill in the future.

This looks pretty great. Like Disney with less restrained graphic designs.

I expect people are going to be doing some cool stuff with digital effects in hand drawn animation as younger 2D animators who are less technophobic start applying their digital skills.

http://archive.is/VpVJH

Hmm.

3D Auto Desk Maya.

Note that this program is dual-use so you can model as well as animate.

But I suppose you're probably looking for freeware instead of looking for things illegally.

>>783

Would prefer freeware as it's less hassle and safe, but I can go torrenting if it's worth it.

>>787

>freeware

Blender is pretty much literally your only option.

>>635

Whoever thought shakycam effects in CGI was a good idea deserves starvation in the wastelands of bumfuckistan.

>>637

I hate shakycam aswell, it makes me feel obnoxious and about to throw up.

The one and only upside is that it makes the scene slightly more dynamic, which isn't really a good tradeoff.

If anything they should decrease the shake of the camera so it doesn't look like the camera is being handled by someone with Parkinson's.

Cool tech demo, makes me proud to use Blender.

Got to say, the material properties for the objects are very well done.

>>713

is there a way to export as an animated image/video file? I can't get it to do any of that

hey guys, know this thread's been dead for a while

but i found shit on Pencil2D info

http://www.pencil2d.org/forums/topic/a-few-problems-and-a-few-solutions/

I can confirm that the sound works & I've been able to export as a gif at least once. haven't tried that since

I dig the camerawork. I really need to animate something.

>>738

1. make frame

2. make more frame

3. ???

4. animation!

>>734

Nigga, it's already been brought up twice in the Krita thread. I'm hoping people catch on because it's a better format for short animations than GIFs, especially since it supports going over GIF's 256-bit color restrictions if necessary.

I'll probably stick to webm, apng doesn't work on my browser.

>>736

There is an add-on for that actually, if you insist on being part of a botnet.

>>664

Alt, a menu pops up, view, then toolbars, then turn on menu.

I heard the "How to draw comics the marvel way" is a good way to start with anatomy

but i really need something for cartooning, not sure if it would work with digital art like in sai

after going through the books I've been stockpiling, here's what I've got. please tell me if any of these are worthless:

Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast, by Bob Thomas

Cartoon Animation: Introduction to a Career, by Milton Gray

The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques, by Steve Whitaker

The Animator's Survival Kit, by Richard Williams

>>641

Major props to him. His draftsmanship improved greatly.

Oooh, I LOVE bahijd's work!

I follow him on multiple sites so I can keep motivating myself to draw and [attempt] animating.

>>695

>multiple sites

Mind linking them?

>>624

That makes sense.

>>599

>If your interested

Suspicion aroused.

>>599

I got one from frederator network

I aint selling my soul thanks

probably one of those things where it's not really them, but the person who manages their channel

personally, I'd recommend trying to keep independent so you can have full creative freedom you don't wanna be in a Channel Awesome situation

idk, do you think Sleepy Cabin has openings?

>>630

wobble wobble wobble wobble

meh

Is it law to say this is bad or something? You art critics can suck asshole. This moving image isn't That bad.

>>678

Of course not, it's just a mistake a lot of animators need to watch out for. Sure you can overanimate to your heart's content but most people don't want to be driven crazy because of how much work they put into 6 frames.

Side note: We are of no means art critics, we're just fellow artists/animators that want to discuss the joy and potential dangers of our craft.

Have a nice day.

>>678

Don't be so salty, nigger. Critique is important.

Up

>>100

squish far too long, too long on they way up

It could be used for 3D modeling/sculpting program, but an actual application for animation seems nonexistant

>>661

And also highly impractical.

>>562

>ch

ok I guess I should preface that if your doing it for money it will be an efficiency issue, otherwise if this is a personal project where you have all the time you want, I'd say its worth even just experimenting with even if you don't know how it works out.

>>565

I finally agree that the lower fps is holding things back. I don't believe that smoother frames are better, but higher fps makes techniques like shaky cam and "quick cutting" more readable and less jarring.

I'll try experimenting.

>>566

Pixar and Dreamworks are still useless when it comes to 60 FPS.

You need something much much higher budget… for example game trailers.

Buck Bunny looks off because its camera is static and it's characters hold there poses too hard so it looks like an early Ratchet & Clank ingame cutscene.

I think right now Phantom Pain is the best example of 60fps animation done right. Not Ground Zeroes though as it has this persistent random camera shake that can also ruin a high frame rate scene just as much as not moving a camera at all.